Brent crude tops $106 a barrel as markets see no end in sight to the halt of traffic through the critical waterway.
Footage shows huge plumes of smoke from a US-Israeli strike on Hamadan, Iran.
Al Jazeera Arabic presenter Jamal Rayyan, the first face on the channel when it launched nearly three decades ago, has died at 73.
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Tehran never sought a ceasefire with the US, and is ready for a long war.
Pressure grows on the US president's administration as war costs spiral and the mission's endgame remains unclear.
The US president's call for allied naval forces comes as Iran's Revolutionary Guard says, 'Let him send his ships'.
Meanwhile, more than 20,000 patients await evacuation as the Rafah crossing is set to partially reopen on Wednesday.
The US-Israel war on Iran rages on and China says it should never have happened.
Government reluctant to dispatch ships amid concerns complying with Trump’s demands could escalate Iran crisisMinisters are drawing up plans to send minesweeping drones to the strait of Hormuz amid concerns in Whitehall that complying with Donald Trump…
Alireza Enayati says relations with Saudi Arabia are 'progressing naturally' and he's in contact with Saudi officials.